This Level 3 Award in Preparing to Work in Home Based Childcare comprises the following units:
Unit 1: Preparing to work as a home based childcarer
The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge required to work with children in a home based childcare setting. You’ll learn about current legislation, building a safe environment, and how to safeguard children. You’ll also look at equality and diversity, how day-to-day routines promote well-being, and working in partnership to support children. Finally, gain an understanding of learning behaviours, the value of play, and the role of observation in the childhood development.
Unit 2: Preparing to set up a home based childcare business
This unit prepares learners to set up a home based childcare business. You’ll gain insight into leading and managing a home based care setting, how to comply with financial and taxation requirements, and create a strong business plan. Finally, you’ll learn how to register with the appropriate regulatory body.
Throughout this course, you may be expected to complete assignments, essays, research projects, presentations, video/audio recordings, and practical learning sessions to meet the requirements of your course. This information will be included in your study pack detailing exactly what you need to do to accomplish your goals as a student.
This qualification comes with NCFE CACHE Level 3 certification. NCFE CACHE have been developing courses in the childcare, education and healthcare sectors since 1945 and are one of the most reputable awarding bodies for qualifications in the UK and overseas. Practitioners working in these areas are much more employable having gained NCFE CACHE certification and many employers specifically ask for their qualifications when taking on members of staff.
You have up to a year to complete this course. This is usually ample time for learners, even with full-time jobs and other commitments. Don’t worry if you go over the year though, we can organise an extension to your course for a small fee, which also extends your tutor support.
The course is specially designed for study by distance learning. Throughout the course, there will be self-assessment questions, and tutor marked assignments (TMAs), to enable you to monitor your progress.
Q: Tell me about my Tutor Support?
You will have access to your personal tutor, via email, who will mark your assignments and guide you through the course to help you get ready for your examinations. In addition, you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process. This is especially useful if you haven’t studied for a while.
Q: What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?
You don’t need any prior skills in the subject area to start this course. Our Level 3 Award has been perfectly designed to enable you to enrol straight onto this course rather than start at Level 2.
Q: What is included in the cost of my course?
We provide all the specially written learning materials you require to study this course at home. The course fee also includes tutor support for 12 months.
Q: Are there any additional costs?
You will receive everything you need to complete this course within the study pack we send to you.
Q: Is there a required reading list?
No, all of the study materials are supplied within your learning pack.
Q: Do I have to sit an exam?
No, this course is assessed by coursework alone.
Q: What if I live outside the UK?
That’s fine, this course can be studied anywhere and is completed by submitting Tutor marked assignments (TMAs).
Q: What do I do if I still have questions?
Please check our FAQs section or Contact Us, we are happy to answer any questions you have.
